IBM 849130u Installation Guide - Page 13

Introduction

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Chapter 1. Introduction This Installation Guide contains instructions for setting up your IBM® xSeries® 306m Type 8849 or 8491 server and basic instructions for installing some options. More detailed instructions for installing options are in the User's Guide on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD, which comes with the server. This document contains information about: v Setting up and cabling the server v Starting and configuring the server v Installing some options v Solving problems The server might have features that are not described in the documentation that you received with the server. The documentation might be updated occasionally to include information about those features, or technical updates might be available to provide additional information that is not included in your server documentation. These updates are available from the IBM Web site. To check for updated documentation and technical updates, complete the following steps: Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure might vary slightly from what is described in this document. 1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/support/. 2. Under Search technical support, type xSeries 306m and click Search. The server comes with an IBM ServerGuide™ Setup and Installation CD to help you configure the hardware, install device drivers, and install the operating system. The server comes with a limited warranty. You can obtain up-to-date information about the server and other IBM server products at http://www.ibm.com/eserver/xseries/. Record information about the server in the following table. You will need this information when you register the server with IBM. Product name Machine type Model number Serial number IBM xSeries 306m server 8849 or 8491 (circle the machine type that applies The model number and serial number are on the ID label on the bezel, as shown in the following illustration. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2005 1

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Chapter
1.
Introduction
This
Installation
Guide
contains
instructions
for
setting
up
your
IBM
®
xSeries
®
306m
Type
8849
or
8491
server
and
basic
instructions
for
installing
some
options.
More
detailed
instructions
for
installing
options
are
in
the
User’s
Guide
on
the
IBM
xSeries
Documentation
CD,
which
comes
with
the
server.
This
document
contains
information
about:
v
Setting
up
and
cabling
the
server
v
Starting
and
configuring
the
server
v
Installing
some
options
v
Solving
problems
The
server
might
have
features
that
are
not
described
in
the
documentation
that
you
received
with
the
server.
The
documentation
might
be
updated
occasionally
to
include
information
about
those
features,
or
technical
updates
might
be
available
to
provide
additional
information
that
is
not
included
in
your
server
documentation.
These
updates
are
available
from
the
IBM
Web
site.
To
check
for
updated
documentation
and
technical
updates,
complete
the
following
steps:
Note:
Changes
are
made
periodically
to
the
IBM
Web
site.
The
actual
procedure
might
vary
slightly
from
what
is
described
in
this
document.
1.
Go
to
2.
Under
Search
technical
support
,
type
xSeries
306m
and
click
Search
.
The
server
comes
with
an
IBM
ServerGuide
Setup
and
Installation
CD
to
help
you
configure
the
hardware,
install
device
drivers,
and
install
the
operating
system.
The
server
comes
with
a
limited
warranty.
You
can
obtain
up-to-date
information
about
the
server
and
other
IBM
server
products
at
Record
information
about
the
server
in
the
following
table.
You
will
need
this
information
when
you
register
the
server
with
IBM.
Product
name
IBM
xSeries
306m
server
Machine
type
8849
or
8491
(circle
the
machine
type
that
applies)
Model
number
_____________________________________________
Serial
number
_____________________________________________
The
model
number
and
serial
number
are
on
the
ID
label
on
the
bezel,
as
shown
in
the
following
illustration.
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2005
1